We chose photo 6.
To me, variety in photography means picturing different subjects that don't distract from each other, and instead can be appreciated individually. The pots, pans, debris, etc. draw the eye and display good use of variety in this photo.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Elements of Art- Texture
Here is some of the plantlife at MSJ. It was planted as part of the campus beautification project.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Half Past Autumn - Part 3 and 4
1. What is your definition of successful?
My definition of success is when you are happiest with what you're doing.
2. What have you given up to become successful?
I've given up different things for different kinds of success. When I do well at work, I give up doing well in school. When I do well in school, I give up personal relationships, mental stability, etc.
My definition of success is when you are happiest with what you're doing.
2. What have you given up to become successful?
I've given up different things for different kinds of success. When I do well at work, I give up doing well in school. When I do well in school, I give up personal relationships, mental stability, etc.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
Parks gave up much of his family time with his wife and children.
Parks gave up much of his family time with his wife and children.
4. .Who was Genevieve Young's father?
Her father was one of the founding members of the UN and VK Wellington Kok.
Her father was one of the founding members of the UN and VK Wellington Kok.
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
Parks was advanced 10,000 dollars.
Parks was advanced 10,000 dollars.
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
5000
5000
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
He did not have the same ideals as Elijah.
He did not have the same ideals as Elijah.
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
First time in Hollywood history that an african-american had directed the movie
First time in Hollywood history that an african-american had directed the movie
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
It was the first black superhero. It was their role model and idol to look up to.
It was the first black superhero. It was their role model and idol to look up to.
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
His choice of weapon was a 35 mm camera.
His choice of weapon was a 35 mm camera.
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
It was like living in a washing machine. They rarely saw each other; the phone was constantly ringing; the whole marriage had degraded to a few visits now and then.
It was like living in a washing machine. They rarely saw each other; the phone was constantly ringing; the whole marriage had degraded to a few visits now and then.
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
He was Gordon's son who died in a plane crash.
He was Gordon's son who died in a plane crash.
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
My favorite Gordon Parks photo is the one with the maid with the broom and the mop in front of the American flag. American Gothic is my favorite photo.
My favorite Gordon Parks photo is the one with the maid with the broom and the mop in front of the American flag. American Gothic is my favorite photo.
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
I may remember his photo, American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
I may remember his photo, American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Principles of Design- Balance
Kaitlyn absentmindedly sits on the edge.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Elements of Art- Space
Val can lift her leg at the same angle as one of the poles at the bell tower.
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Elements of Art- Color (Green in the Bottom Right)
Val casually does the splits.
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Half Past Autumn Questions
1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
The doctor put Gordon in cold ice water and rubbed his back with ice.
2. Where was Gordon born? (What state?)
Fort Scott, Kansas.
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
She told him not to waste his parents' money going to college, especially since going to college was rare for a black student.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
Gordon was 15.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
St. Paul, Minnesota.
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
He didn't graduate from college. He got an honorary doctorate.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
He photographed for a woman's clothing store owned by Frank Murphy.
8. What is a "double exposure"?
It is when the photographer layers one exposure on top of another to create a single image. (For Gordon, it was a mistake.)
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
He was the husband of Marva Louis who told him to move to Chicago.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
The piano.
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
The FSA educated the public especially about poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
Stryker told him to get himself a topcoat, go to a restaurant for food, and watch a film, which came out to be impossible because Gordon was a black.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
She was the African American maid whom Gordon photographed. She had glasses and posed in front of the American flag with a mop and broom.
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
"Maid in America" by Gordon was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
He learned to approach people. He also learned he couldn't just photograph bigots and call them bigots. He had to show how and why they were bigots. Also, the people who were being photographed were more important than the photographer.
16. When did the FSA shut down?
The FSA shut down in 1946.
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Gordon shot for the fashion magazine, "Vogue".
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
The picture editor was
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
The first major story was on the Harlem Gang Leader.
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau?
He was inspired by Picasso, (Moliere, writer), Prokofiev, Debussy, Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Pablo Neruda and more.
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He allowed the models to move around to get action, and he kept the model in focus while moving with the model.
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
The concerto was performed in Venice.
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Parks' second wife was Elizabeth Campbell.
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
Flavio de Silva was twelve.
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
He met him in 1961.
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
He lived in Brazil in the slums.
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
Gloria Vanderbilt is an artist. Her son is Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN news. Her ancestors are Vanderbilts (almost aristocratic), and her parents are Gloria Morgan and Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt.
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
Vanderbilt described it as being a meeting with someone they knew from ages ago. They didn't have to act with the usual formalities of meeting a person in the beginning.
The doctor put Gordon in cold ice water and rubbed his back with ice.
2. Where was Gordon born? (What state?)
Fort Scott, Kansas.
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
She told him not to waste his parents' money going to college, especially since going to college was rare for a black student.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
Gordon was 15.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
St. Paul, Minnesota.
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
He didn't graduate from college. He got an honorary doctorate.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
He photographed for a woman's clothing store owned by Frank Murphy.
8. What is a "double exposure"?
It is when the photographer layers one exposure on top of another to create a single image. (For Gordon, it was a mistake.)
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
He was the husband of Marva Louis who told him to move to Chicago.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
The piano.
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
The FSA educated the public especially about poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
Stryker told him to get himself a topcoat, go to a restaurant for food, and watch a film, which came out to be impossible because Gordon was a black.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
She was the African American maid whom Gordon photographed. She had glasses and posed in front of the American flag with a mop and broom.
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
"Maid in America" by Gordon was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
He learned to approach people. He also learned he couldn't just photograph bigots and call them bigots. He had to show how and why they were bigots. Also, the people who were being photographed were more important than the photographer.
16. When did the FSA shut down?
The FSA shut down in 1946.
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Gordon shot for the fashion magazine, "Vogue".
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
The picture editor was
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
The first major story was on the Harlem Gang Leader.
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau?
He was inspired by Picasso, (Moliere, writer), Prokofiev, Debussy, Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Pablo Neruda and more.
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He allowed the models to move around to get action, and he kept the model in focus while moving with the model.
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
The concerto was performed in Venice.
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Parks' second wife was Elizabeth Campbell.
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
Flavio de Silva was twelve.
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
He met him in 1961.
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
He lived in Brazil in the slums.
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
Gloria Vanderbilt is an artist. Her son is Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN news. Her ancestors are Vanderbilts (almost aristocratic), and her parents are Gloria Morgan and Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt.
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
Vanderbilt described it as being a meeting with someone they knew from ages ago. They didn't have to act with the usual formalities of meeting a person in the beginning.
Elements of Art- Line
Here is some of the plantlife at MSJ. It was planted as part of the campus beautification project.
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Edited:
Edits:
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-increased shadows
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